new combo drug for HIV called Truvada
April 2006
There will be a new combo drug for HIV called Truvada in Canada.
Truvada contains 200 mg of emtricitabine and 300 mg of tenofovir.
Emtricitabine is a nucleoSIDE reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Tenofovir is a nucleoTIDE reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
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